Rape
WordNet
noun
(1) The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
(2) The act of despoiling a country in warfare
(3) Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
verb
(4) Destroy and strip of its possession
"The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
(5) Force (someone) to have sex against their will
"The woman was raped on her way home at night"
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Etymology 1
From .
Noun
- The act of forcing sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon another person, without their consent and/or against their will.
Verb
- To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon another person, without their consent.
- To abuse an object in an extreme manner.
- The loggers raped the virgin forest
- To dominate in a contest.
- My experienced opponent will rape me at chess.
Noun
- rapeseed, Brassica napus
- 2001, Bill Lambrecht, Dinner at the New Gene Café, 231
- After the Industrial Revolution, it was discovered that rape also yields oil suitable for lubrication.
- 2001, Bill Lambrecht, Dinner at the New Gene Café, 231
Noun
- The stalks and husks of grapes.
- A filter containing the stalks and husks of grapes used for clarifying wine.
- Fruit plucked in a bunch.
- a rape of grapes.
Etymology 4
Unclear, but possibly from , used to mark out the territory.
Noun
- One of the six former administrative divisions of Sussex, UK.